Definition of Postsurgical

1. Adjective. Relating to the period following surgery. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Postsurgical

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Postsurgical

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poststimulation
poststimulatory
poststimulus
poststorm
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poststructuralism
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postsuborbital
postsuicide
postsurge
postsurgery
postsurgical (current term)
postsurgically
postswim
postsymbolic
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Literary usage of Postsurgical

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... tract infections, urinary tract infections, gastrointestinal infections, skin infections, soft tissue infections, and postsurgical infections. ..."

2. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"Expanded PTFE was associated with fewer postsurgical adhesions to the pelvic ... The proportion of sites with postsurgical adhesions was (p < 0.05) lower in ..."

3. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"... K91.2 postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified postsurgical blind loop syndrome Excludes: malabsorption: • osteomalacia in adults (M83.2) ..."

4. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"It has some ability to improve hospital outcome in postsurgical patients, ... In addition, postsurgical patients are clinically much more susceptible to ..."

5. Essentials for Animal Research: A Primer for Research Personnel by B. Taylor Bennett (1996)
"Strict adherence to the principles of aseptic technique is necessary to avoid postsurgical infection. These principles can be reviewed in Chapter 5. ..."

6. Descriptive Statistics by Insurance Status for Most Frequent Hospital by A. Elixhauser, M. Johantgen, R. Andrews (2000)
"... a hospitalization postsurgical hypoinsulinemia Diagnosis Encephalitis following ... Postcholecystectomy syndrome Other and unspecified postsurgical ..."

7. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1921)
"From a summation of all the evidence a diagnosis was made of a non- ulcerative, postsurgical obstruction at or just below the level of the stoma, ..."

8. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"Study of occupational therapy in convalescent cases of internal diseases, injuries, and postsurgical treatment (not orthopedic). 1. ..."

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